Leo the Lion(1966)
Action & Adventure
First Air Date: 1966-10-05
Average Runtime: N/A
Rating: 1.0
Votes: 1
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 26
Leo the Lion is a sequel to the Japanese-American co-produced series "Jungle Emperor", or Kimba the White Lion. Osamu Tezuka had always wanted his story of Kimba to follow Kimba's entire life, and the Jungle Emperor/Kimba series was such a hit in Japan that Dr. Tezuka produced a sequel, without his American partners, in 1966. Making the series without a co-producer gave him complete creative control. For example, Dr. Tezuka changed the conclusion of his original manga story to a happy ending. Leo the Lion does not follow immediately from the end of the Kimba series. Instead, the story begins a couple of years following the end of the previous series. To English-speaking audiences, the behavior of the title character is inexplicably out of line with what was established in the first series. At the end of the first series, in the original Japanese script, Kimba promises to keep his animals separate from humans. It is this promise that drives the seemingly hermit-like Leo in this series. As the series unfolds, the focus shifts from the title character to one of his cubs, the male named Rune. This series as a whole is about Rune's growth, from a whining weakling to a confident leader.
Seasons & Episodes
Season 1
Episodes: 26E01
The First Adventure
Air Date: 1966-10-05
No episode overview available.
E02
The Map of Danger
Air Date: 1966-10-12
No episode overview available.
E03
The Blue Lion
Air Date: 1966-10-19
No episode overview available.
E04
The Last Hunt of the Ahabi People
Air Date: 1966-10-26
No episode overview available.
E05
Leo Becomes a Father
Air Date: 1966-11-02
No episode overview available.
E06
The Mighty Gorilla
Air Date: 1966-11-09
No episode overview available.
E07
The Golden Bow
Air Date: 1966-11-16
No episode overview available.
E08
The Case of the Moonlight Stone
Air Date: 1966-11-23
No episode overview available.
E09
The Falcons
Air Date: 1966-11-30
No episode overview available.
E10
Rick the Lycon
Air Date: 1966-12-07
No episode overview available.
E11
Panja's Hide
Air Date: 1966-12-14
No episode overview available.
E12
The Poachers
Air Date: 1966-12-21
No episode overview available.
E13
Duel at Lubar Valley
Air Date: 1966-12-28
No episode overview available.
E14
The Saber-Toothed Tiger
Air Date: 1967-01-04
No episode overview available.
E15
The Marked Giraffe
Air Date: 1967-01-11
No episode overview available.
E16
Lily the Black Leopard
Air Date: 1967-01-18
No episode overview available.
E17
Devil Falls
Air Date: 1967-01-25
No episode overview available.
E18
The Steel Monster
Air Date: 1967-02-01
No episode overview available.
E19
The House for the Animals
Air Date: 1967-02-08
No episode overview available.
E20
The White Cliff
Air Date: 1967-02-15
No episode overview available.
E21
Agura the Terrible
Air Date: 1967-02-22
No episode overview available.
E22
Candle Rock
Air Date: 1967-03-01
No episode overview available.
E23
The Silver Wolf
Air Date: 1967-03-08
No episode overview available.
E24
Adventure at Volcano Island
Air Date: 1967-03-15
No episode overview available.
E25
The Green Plague
Air Date: 1967-03-22
No episode overview available.
E26
The Eternal Mount Moon
Air Date: 1967-03-29
No episode overview available.
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